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What’s happening right now in our nation is unspeakably horrific and definitely diminishes the spirit and the will to speak out for fear of backlash, including the very real potential for violence from those who are supposed to protect. All the more reason that, due to a disheartening local situation in which those supposedly advocating […]

Today is an official day in our nation for honoring a great man, Martin Luther King, Jr., but because of the personal loss of my father last week, this post will instead celebrate another great man, Leslie William Wright, Jr. Yesterday I drafted Dad’s obituary; today I can focus on the fun and even the

Yesterday I showed up with handmade signs to protest an unspeakably horrific act of violence by fascist thugs known as ICE, which could easily stand for Inconceivably Contemptible Evil or Imbecilic Cretinous Egomaniacs running amok. In awful reality, the pointblank murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis is merely one of many senseless tyrannical tragedies occurring

In 2017, I began writing my first novel, Alienable Rights, addressing unsavory aspects of humanity on full display when the news breaks about extraterrestrial aliens among us. It helped me to process a particularly difficult personal life during a time that both decimated my faith in humankind and seemingly destroyed my sense of humor. Nine

On December 19 I received an email with the subject heading, “Increase your book sales and visibilities globally online.” Immediate clues that this was a scam were the unsolicited subject matter itself, as well as the bizarre sender: Michaelcreativity.book@gmail. I, of course, did not take the bot-likely bait and have not replied. After all, who

Today, December 21, is the Winter Solstice, marking the shortest day of the year, after which the days gradually begin to get longer again. As the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky, our planet Earth invites us inward. Hence, it I said that the Winter Solstice teaches us to embrace patience, renewal, and

On Friday I finally made it out to the Three Rivers Petroglyphs, a historic landmark just twenty miles down the highway from me, and an enchanting spot fondly remembered from twenty years ago when I visited this area known as the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico. Because, if you didn’t already know, I’m a

I’m trying to decorate this weekend and get into some Yuletide cheer, but I’m struggling like so many Americans who actually have a heart and care about basic human decency. Unlike those who cheer on the pain and indignity incurred by others—and those who are the cause of such inhumane atrocities. Within 48 hours of

Needing a break from reading horrific news and wasted hours attempting to get my laptop to recognize my printer and wanting to smash both, I read a Writer’s Digest online article, “The Appeal of Genre Smashing for Readers and Writers,” and unfortunately it also made me want to smash something. Well, perhaps my reaction wasn’t

It’s been another crazy week for our nation, with many pundits weighing in. One voice in particular resonated: “In many American homes, discussion of politics has become verboten…sacrificing the value of discussion to keep the peace…We can no longer afford to permit those around us to bury their heads in the sand and pretend this